An open letter to all Rushies

[mooncove]

... who believe what the person I went to see Geoffrey Rush with on March 2 (someone who, BTW, only appeared on the Rushie community shortly before the opening of Diary of a Madman and whom I actually encouraged and helped to figure out how to use LJ AND e-mail) alleged about me in my friends-only journal posts shortly afterwards. I'm writing this

Comments

[rushysgirl]

You have every right to post whenever you want on the community - that's what it's there for, so please don't let anyone or anything stop you from joining in! Yeah... you guys might not get along but the comm is there for everyone, after all, so if you can and, of course, still do want to post and comment and, you know, *squee* and so forth on the GR comm then don't let anything stop ya! ... that's your right to be there and if anyone says anything or makes any rude comments then that's their problem and it won't be your fault because you're just doing what you've always done, well, done for a very long time in Rushieland

[scarlett_0]

Yes, I agree with Lauren.

I think not posting in the community is the wrong thing to do. There is no reason to fear anything because if any snide comments are made it will be there for everyone to see. And most people are smart enough to see through that kind of thing. Isolating yourself from the community will not help with your feelings it will only make things worse.

[mooncove]

Thanks, both of you!

"you're just doing what you've always done, well, done for a very long time in Rushieland."

You mean rambling on and on till I give poor Cate a headache? ;)

What I worry about is that any nasty comments will come my way privately. (Or in her own journal. I know I have myself to blame for looking at it, but I was trying to find the link for that other entry about how disappointed and delusional I was expecting Geoffrey to woo me with rose petals and champagne and accidentally saw her latest installment entitled "Calling All Self-Motivated Business Owners" and thought, oh no, some spammer's stolen her password. I was totally unprepared for the vitriol I found there!) Or if such comments are made on the community, I'd hate it to into an argument with people either backing away so as not to be caught in the crossfire or taking sides, i.e., drama. All drama should be left to professionals like Geoffrey

[mooncove]

OK, I went and dipped my whole pegleg in ... Right after I posted this reply, I saw "Geoffrey Rush" in the headlines on my homepage (Google news) and just had to share the article in the community. *holds breath and bites nails fearing what negative inference could possibly be made from said entry*

[der_verlorene]

[mooncove]

First off, I like your pirate icon. Reminds me of the one I used for this entry

[mooncove]

Anyway, knowing there is no real help out there means that, next time I feel this way, I just won't tell anyone; I'll just go ahead and kill myself in order to avoid going through that nightmare again! Because it's always the same no matter what hospital I go to. And then, of course, everyone will blame me for being so selfish as to hurt them. Not that I would ever encourage anyone to do it, but I feel only the deepest compassion and heart-wrenching sadness for anyone who has sought help from friends, family, and professionals alike and, not getting any, then commits suicide. It's a decision made out of unbearable pain, not because the person doesn't care about the people they leave behind. In fact, there's a genuine feeling that, while it might hurt them temporarily, in the long run, those people would be better off without the ongoing burden of dealing with the depressed person

[mooncove]

Hmm, funny how David Warner looks all happy there having gone all furry. It's not all "trees and flowers and chirping birds and basket weavers who sit and smile and twiddle their thumbs and toes, haha" at all. I was told the reason they torture you like that in the ER is so that you'll beg them to let you go home (it's very effective!) because they don't make any money off of psych patients.

[texxy_girl]

I'm so sorry that you are having a bad experience with live journal. I found most people on here are generally warm and wonderful people who enjoy talking about Geoffrey. It's a shame that this has happen to you and have always enjoyed your post on the journal. Hope everything works out for you and don't stop posting. I for one would miss your post. Take care.

[mooncove]

Thanks, it really helps to hear that you enjoy my posts. And I agree; it's unusual to find a community that's so warm and accepting anywhere on the Internet. I expect trolls and flame wars on, say, the IMDb, but the Rushie community on LJ has never had anyone act like that to another Rushie before ... at least not that I've been aware of. It really caught me off-guard; I guess that's why I'm still spinning from it.

[texxy_girl]

Hang in there, this will blow over.